Jamali hopes to woo back MQM
LAHORE / QUETTA, Nov 29: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that it is his duty to redress the grievances of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement....
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Pervaiz sworn in as Punjab CM
LAHORE, Nov 29: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi of the PML-Q was sworn in as the 14th elected chief minister of Punjab here on Friday evening after his ascertainment as leader of the...
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MMA sticks to stand, but won’t help dislodge govt
PESHAWAR, Nov 29: Repeating the MMA’s stand against the Legal Framework Order and the uniformed president, JUI chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the MMA would support the Jamali-led...
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Sindh denied basic right, says Fahim
KARACHI, Nov 29: People’s Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Friday that by indefinitely postponing the Sindh Assembly session the regime had bulldozed the chances for an early restoration...
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No-go areas to be abolished: Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Information and Media Development Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Friday that the government is committed to abolishing “no-go areas” in Karachi so that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement...
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.Delhi, Moscow to sign anti-terrorism accord
NEW DELHI, Nov 29: India and Russia are likely to sign a landmark accord to forge closer ties between the long-time allies during next week’s visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
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Threat of war over, says air chief
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, on Friday said that troops on both sides of the Pakistani and the Indian borders are rapidly disengaging...
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Six Pakistanis among 12 arrested in Kenya for questioning
MOMBASA (Kenya) Nov 29: Six Pakistanis and three Somalis were among 12 people held for questioning on Friday in Kenya about the anti-Israeli attacks that left 16 people dead near Mombasa,...
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Akram Durrani elected NWFP chief minister
PESHAWAR, Nov 29: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s candidate, Akram Khan Durrani, hailing from southern district of Bannu, was elected Frontiers’ 22nd chief minister with an overwhelming majority here on Friday....
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No bargain on Kashmir issue: PM
ISLAMABAD Nov 29: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has reiterated his government’s resolve to continue the political, diplomatic and moral support to the people of Kashmir in their just struggle...
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MMA reaches deal with PML-Q in Balochistan
QUETTA, Nov 29: Pakistan Muslim League-Q and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal would form a coalition government in Balochistan and Jam Mohammad Yousaf of PML-Q would be chief minister....
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India, France, UK conduct wargames
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: The Indian Army and the Air Force are conducting joint exercises with British and French Air Forces in the desert, official sources said in Jodhpur in the western...
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Three PPP dissenters lose CEC membership
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: The PPP central executive committee (CEC) on Friday suspended the CEC membership of three of the PPP dissidents, Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat, Rao Sikandar Iqbal and Naurez Shakoor,...
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Al Qaeda operating in BD, says India
BANGALORE, Nov 29: Top Indian officials said on Friday they had proof that Al Qaeda extremists were operating in neighbouring Bangladesh, seeking to substantiate allegations that have been vigorously denied by...
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Pakistan not to accept terms for Saarc moot
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Pakistan warned on Friday it would not accept preconditions for India’s attendance at a South Asian summit to be hosted by Islamabad early next year....
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US believes Dr Amir knows Osama’s whereabouts
WASHINGTON, Nov 29: Amir Aziz, a Lahore-based surgeon who was released after a month in custody, was arrested because US intelligence agencies believed he could lead them to Osama bin Laden....
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Kasuri to attend Bonn moot
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will attend a conference being held in Bonn next week to evaluate progress in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime, foreign...
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Five in run for Speaker’s post
QUETTA, Nov 29: Five candidates have filed their nominations for the post of Speaker of Balochistan Assembly, here on Friday, and seven for Deputy Speaker....
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